Thursday, April 30, 2009

School is almost out, families are planning vacations, and people and their pets are outdoors enjoying the sunshine and warm weather. Everywhere we look flowers are in bloom, trees are full, and the grass is green. Summer is almost here and the fun begins…..This month’s CGGE Challenge has as its theme, "Summer Fun" so take time out and head for the studio. The challenge begins May 1 and ends at midnight on May 25th. Each CGGE member may submit one entry only in stained, fused, lampworked or mosaic glass. This entry must be listed for sale in their Etsy shop. All entries are to be posted to the CGGE Challenge Group on Flickr.Voting is open to all Etsy and Flickr members. The winner will be featured on our CGGE front page.

Florence has been a glass artist since 2000. Originally she was an illustrator for a greeting card company for about 10 years before she started working with glass. During that time she painted many florals. You can see the natural progression of that work showing up in her glass work these days. Florence can always be found with her sketchbook ready to document her ideas that are inspired by nature, artwork, fashion and magazines.

About this site

This blog is designed to be the central processing for monthly Creative Glass Guild of Etsy (CGGE) challenges. Each month, we will have a new challenge theme, entries from CGGE members to be posted to our Flickr group between the 1st and midnight on the 25th of the month. Voting is open to everyone. Voting will take place from midnight on the 25th to midnight of the 28th. We will be including pictures and links for each challenge item, and will be hosting our voting at this location. Our team is comprised of members who make handcrafted glass work and sell our work on Etsy. Please visit the CGGE main website for more information about our team and how to join or click the links above for more information.